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Hospitals with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

Rank every Medicare-certified hospital on any CMS quality measure. Filter by state, type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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2,919 hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty; 2,500 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T2089Boca Raton Regional HospitalBoca Raton, FL · Acute care−0.44%2212.2%11.0%15.7%1.18180 min1.05400Compare
T2089Central Florida Lake Monroe HospitalSanford, FL · Acute care−0.44%2113.1%9.1%15.7%0.99121 min1.06221Compare
T2089Grand Island Regional Medical CenterGrand Island, NE · Acute care−0.44%2311.4%14.6%15.1%0.85103 min0.9367Compare
T2089Parrish Medical CenterTitusville, FL · Acute care−0.44%2212.4%13.8%14.5%1.10205 min1.05208Compare
T2089Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · Acute care−0.44%2210.6%10.7%15.8%1.75233 min0.92528Compare
T2089Eastern New Mexico Medical CenterRoswell, NM · Acute care−0.44%1211.6%15.1%15.3%0.88188 min0.94149Compare
T2089Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren, MI · Acute care−0.44%1213.7%10.5%15.1%1.14203 min0.99348Compare
T2108Geisinger St. Luke's HospitalOrwigsburg, PA · Acute care−0.45%54—9.3%14.4%0.88124 min0.9460Compare
T2108AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City, NJ · Acute care−0.45%4310.2%10.2%14.7%0.99174 min1.06593Compare
T2108Catholic Medical CenterManchester, NH · Acute care−0.45%4310.1%9.0%15.7%1.39221 min0.97330Compare
T2108Doctors Hospital Of LaredoLaredo, TX · Acute care−0.45%4310.5%10.5%15.9%0.83124 min0.89183Compare
T2108Kosciusko Community HospitalWarsaw, IN · Acute care−0.45%43—10.7%14.5%0.91179 min0.9772Compare
T2108Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · Acute care−0.45%4311.0%9.6%15.5%1.09205 min0.98217Compare
T2108Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas, CA · Acute care−0.45%4410.5%7.6%14.5%0.98200 min0.94158Compare
T2108Sentara Virginia Beach General HospitalVirginia Beach, VA · Acute care−0.45%4310.0%9.9%15.6%0.93125 min0.94276Compare
T2108Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista, CA · Acute care−0.45%4311.1%9.3%14.3%1.12194 min0.94306Compare
T2108Stillwater Medical CenterStillwater, OK · Acute care−0.45%4413.0%11.8%14.8%1.06149 min1.03130Compare
T2108Hialeah HospitalHialeah, FL · Acute care−0.45%3211.1%9.5%15.8%1.08130 min1.17356Compare
T2108Morton Plant North Bay HospitalNew Port Richey, FL · Acute care−0.45%3412.4%11.5%16.0%0.82203 min0.98222Compare
T2108Naples Community HospitalNaples, FL · Acute care−0.45%329.7%10.5%15.0%0.93171 min1.02728Compare
T2108Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago, IL · Acute care−0.45%239.8%9.2%16.0%0.87247 min0.94263Compare
T2108Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway, AR · Acute care−0.45%2312.8%10.0%15.6%1.05145 min1.08111Compare
T2108Merit Health WesleyHattiesburg, MS · Acute care−0.45%2214.7%14.3%15.9%0.79154 min0.99211Compare
T2108Mount Carmel East & WestColumbus, OH · Acute care−0.45%2212.1%11.3%15.4%1.14147 min0.98937Compare
T2108Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevue, WA · Acute care−0.45%2414.2%11.6%14.8%0.98176 min0.92218Compare
T2108Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria, IL · Acute care−0.45%2312.0%12.4%16.0%1.06286 min0.97730Compare
T2108St Mary Medical CenterGalesburg, IL · Acute care−0.45%2312.1%12.1%14.8%0.86192 min0.96166Compare
T2108St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · Acute care−0.45%2210.8%9.3%14.8%1.11206 min1.00283Compare
T2108Twin County Regional HospitalGalax, VA · Acute care−0.45%24—10.4%14.6%1.05208 min0.96141Compare
T2108Scenic Mountain Medical CenterBig Spring, TX · Acute care−0.45%———13.2%15.1%0.99120 min1.21146Compare
T2131UPMC MemorialYork, PA · Acute care−0.46%4311.6%10.4%14.8%1.27266 min1.10104Compare
T2131Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial HospitalOneonta, NY · Acute care−0.46%33—11.8%15.2%0.94132 min1.0160Compare
T2131Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · Acute care−0.46%3411.3%6.9%16.0%1.03336 min0.98597Compare
T2131Mercy Health - Fairfield HospitalFairfield, OH · Acute care−0.46%3311.8%11.1%14.6%0.86162 min0.99271Compare
T2131Mercy Medical CenterMerced, CA · Acute care−0.46%3311.7%11.3%15.1%0.74224 min0.95186Compare
T2131Orlando Health-Health Central HospitalOcoee, FL · Acute care−0.46%3310.7%9.6%15.9%1.01149 min0.98216Compare
T2131Penn State Health St. JosephReading, PA · Acute care−0.46%3311.4%10.9%15.6%0.83232 min1.05180Compare
T2131Saline Memorial HospitalBenton, AR · Acute care−0.46%3312.5%10.5%14.9%0.86158 min1.01177Compare
T2131St Mary Medical Center IncHobart, IN · Acute care−0.46%3312.6%12.5%14.8%1.07156 min1.04176Compare
T2131Vidant Duplin HospitalKenansville, NC · Acute care−0.46%34—13.4%14.9%0.96170 min0.97101Compare
T2131Capital Health Medical Center - HopewellPennington, NJ · Acute care−0.46%2213.6%12.4%16.7%1.12209 min1.07344Compare
T2131ECU Health North HospitalRoanoke Rapids, NC · Acute care−0.46%2211.7%9.5%14.6%0.92212 min0.99206Compare
T2131Bolivar Medical CenterCleveland, MS · Acute care−0.46%13—11.4%15.0%0.84127 min0.98165Compare
T2144Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan CountySheboygan, WI · Acute care−0.47%5411.8%10.4%14.4%0.87173 min0.83185Compare
T2144St Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusLehighton, PA · Acute care−0.47%54—10.0%15.9%0.86149 min0.9356Compare
T2144Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock, TX · Acute care−0.47%4411.7%8.6%13.9%0.95195 min0.99277Compare
T2144El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · Acute care−0.47%4411.8%8.9%14.5%1.02163 min1.01471Compare
T2144Mercy Hospital Ardmore, IncArdmore, OK · Acute care−0.47%4411.0%8.2%14.6%0.81134 min1.03190Compare
T2144Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalSaint Peters, MO · Acute care−0.47%3310.7%11.2%15.3%0.99253 min1.02111Compare
T2144Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · Acute care−0.47%3312.1%12.4%15.1%0.89142 min1.05230Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).